It has been about 10 years since the last remodel , paint and general facelift on the house. My husband says that even though things are still in good condition, that we have to keep the house updated because we aren't getting any younger, or richer so we need to do this. It will probably be the last time. Maybe we will move to a smaller place or if we stay, we will be too old to attempt to do this on our own. Usually we do one room here and there but this is the biggest reno that we are doing ourselves. I want to chronicle the events and share our experience with paint, flooring, etc. This isn't our first rodeo but we are still learning and finding new products on the market that can make life easier.

July

Before painting, is the prepping. We had to clean and wash all the walls. This was a huge chore and after the walls were washed, they looked pretty decent but I had chosen a new richer deeper color. My husband purchased a Wagner automatic paint stick. He said it made the job so much easier than past painting. He did however have lots of issue with the ceiling which probably is due to the fact that we did not wash the ceiling and I imagine that there was a layer of cooking grease that may have deposited itself to the ceiling. The paint did not want to go on evenly. This really upset my husband, the perfectionist. I reminded him that we are not on a time table. After all, he is retired so what else does he have to do with his free time.
​Updates to follow........

My babies don't like all the noise and moving around of things during the renovation project. They find comfort in each other. I really love these two!

August

Kitchen, hall Eand living room paint complete. Nest up is the counter tops. Have you ever noticed that when you start one of these projects and estimate cost, it just seems to grow and grow. What started out as a facelift for the kitchen is turning out to be a major renovation. Once you paint, everything starts to look shabby. My table an chairs looked old but in good condition so we did a refinish job on them before we did our floor. I am dreading doing the floor but I know it is one of the main things that need to go. We chose laminate wood and the more I read about it, the more I am having regrets. It is already bought and paid for so I hope for the best. At least we don't have toddlers anymore.